Live: Fuel stocks updated by government

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Source: Radio New Zealand Note: The livestream with Finance Minister Nicola Willis starts at 1.30pm The government is set to give the latest update on fuel stocks, as the war in the Middle East shows no signs of ending. Fuel prices have skyrocketed since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran at the … Read more

Weather: Heavy rain warnings and watches for upper North Island

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Source: Radio New Zealand MetService has issued heavy rain warnings and watches for the upper North Island. MetService/Screenshot Wild weather is on the way for the top of the North Island from Monday overnight and into Tuesday. MetService has issued an orange heavy rain warning for the Northland region from 10pm Monday till 4pm Tuesday … Read more

Two hurt in crash involving unmarked police car

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Source: Radio New Zealand The collision happened just before 8.50pm on Newton Road in Auckland’s Eden Terrace (file photo). RNZ / Nate McKinnon A crash involving an unmarked police vehicle on Sunday night left two injured, including an officer. The collision happened just before 8.50pm on Newton Road in Auckland’s Eden Terrace, police said on … Read more

What exactly can you get away with when renting a short-term rental?

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Source: Radio New Zealand Four people were sent to hospital after youths clashed at a party at a short-term rental in the Auckland suburb of Mount Albert last month. RNZ / Jessica Hopkins Explainer – A person was left seriously injured after violence broke out during a party at a short-stay rental in Auckland’s Mt … Read more

Charlisse Leger-Walker wins NCAA basketball title

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Source: Radio New Zealand New Zealand and UCLA Bruins basketballer Charlisse Leger-Walker reacts after a three-pointer against South Carolina during the third quarter of the NCAA Championship match in Phoenix on April 6th 2026. SARAH STIER Today will surely go down as one of the great days in New Zealand basketball, with Charlisse Leger-Walker becoming … Read more

Foreign Minister Winston Peters off to meet US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

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Source: Radio New Zealand Winston Peters with Marco Rubio in 2025. AFP / Saul Loeb Foreign Minister Winston Peters is travelling to the United States, where he is set to meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, among others, in Washington DC. Peters said the meetings would advance New Zealand’s diplomatic, security and economic interests … Read more

Crash involving unmarked Police vehicle, Eden Terrace

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Source: New Zealand Police Attributable to Inspector Kai Shao: Police are making enquiries following a crash involving an unmarked Police vehicle in Newton Road, Eden Terrace last night. The two-vehicle crash was reported just before 8:50pm. Two people sustained minor injuries in the crash, the driver of the second vehicle involved, and a Police officer. … Read more

Foreign Minister to visit the United States

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Source: New Zealand Government Foreign Minister Winston Peters will travel to Washington D.C. this week.    “The current global context is the most challenging New Zealand has faced in the past 80 years,” Mr Peters says.  “In times as complex as these, we highly value opportunities to meet face to face.”    While in Washington, Mr Peters will meet with Secretary of State Marco Rubio among … Read more

Ambulances operating as usual, despite diesel issues – for now

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Source: Radio New Zealand Paramedics have been making sure the service’s 629 ambulances are topped up at the end of each shift whenever fuel drops below three-quarters of a tank. RNZ/Calvin Samuel Hato Hone St John says it is still able to operate as usual, despite some ambulance crews reporting occasional problems getting diesel. Paramedics … Read more

Horowhenua mayor says street racing events are being used to intimidate

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Source: Radio New Zealand Horowhenua mayor Bernie Wanden. RNZ / Angus Dreaver The mayor of Horowhenua says street racing events are being staged to intimidate the public, and those involved will face consequences. On Sunday, four people were arrested after 200 cars gathered in Manawatu and Horowhenua. It comes as the government progresses a law … Read more

Basketball: NZ win the men’s Asia Cup for the first time

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Source: Radio New Zealand picture id=”4JQLYGA_r8woov2hwfsvnavwskc6_jfif” crop=”16×10″ layout=”full”]New Zealand and Australia, winners of the 2026 3X3 Asia Cup in Singapore, on April 5th 2026 [Source: fiba3x3.basketball]. The New Zealand men’s 3×3 basketball team have won the Asia Cup for the first time. Te Tuhi Lewis, Christian Martin, Aidan Tonge and Josh Book were dominant on … Read more

What to do with leftover hot cross buns and Easter eggs

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Source: Radio New Zealand Leftover hot cross buns and chocolate eggs might sound oxymoronic – can you really have too many? – but given rising prices, you don’t want to waste them. If the Easter Bunny or some other benign force has gifted you more goodies than your whānau can handle and you’ve already offloaded … Read more

NRL: What we learnt from Warriors loss to Cronulla Sharks

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Source: Radio New Zealand Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad is helped off the field against Cronulla Sharks. Photosport Analysis: Back-to-back defeats have set NZ Warriors squarely on the back foot and their three-game winning start to the 2026 NRL season seems a long time ago now. Their 36-22 defeat to Cronulla Sharks featured many of the worrying signs … Read more

Unearthing a 50-year-old box of iconic chocolates

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Source: Radio New Zealand Sarah Adams’ grandfather, baker and businessman Ernest Adams, is synonymous with the iconic Queen Anne Chocolate – and his influence ultimately drew her back into that world when she revived the chocolates in the 1990s. Years of research into Queen Anne’s 1925 origins for a book led Adams to an extraordinary … Read more

Third straight win for Wellington Phoenix men in A-League under coach Chris Greenacre

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Source: Radio New Zealand Sander Kartum of the Phoenix (centre) celebrates scoring a goal with teammates during the A-League Men’s Round 23 match between Melbourne Victory and the Wellington Phoenix. AAP / Photosport The Wellington Phoenix men have recorded their third successive win in the men’s A-League with a late goal sealing the points against … Read more

NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium

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Source: Radio New Zealand Dallin Watene-Zelezniak scores for the Warriors during the match against Cronulla-Sutherland at Ocean Protect Stadium www.photosport.nz / Izhar Khan Wing Dallin Watene-Zelezniak has scored a hattrick of tries, but could not prevent his NZ Warriors suffering back-to-back defeats, falling 36-22 to Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium. After crashing to … Read more

Taranaki-born forward to feature in NCAA men’s championship decider

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Source: Radio New Zealand Oscar Goodman reacts with teammates after defeating the Arizona Wildcats in the 2026 NCAA men’s basketball tournament. PATRICK SMITH Kiwi forward Oscar Goodman’s Michigan Wolverines has beaten Arizona 91-73 to advance to the final of the NCAA men’s basketball championship. Goodman, 19, is in line to become just the second New … Read more

Money tips from ‘Māori Millionaire’ founder: How to get out of survival mode

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Source: Radio New Zealand Te Kahukura Boynton says the challenges might be real, but when we can get a good focus on the problems we need to tackle, we can become good at solutions. Supplied by Te Kahukura Boynton Te Kahukura Boynton of Māori Millionaire is on a mission to bridge the wealth gap by … Read more

UK royal family’s dilemma over Andrew’s daughters

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Source: Radio New Zealand The downfall of the former prince Andrew has left the British monarchy with a right royal headache — how to handle his daughters caught up in the scandal of US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. The uncertain future of princesses Beatrice, 37, and Eugenie, 36, the children of Andrew — now known … Read more

Live NRL: NZ Warriors v Cronulla Sharks at Sydney’s Ocean Protect Stadium

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Source: Radio New Zealand Follow all the NRL action as NZ Warriors take on Cronulla Sharks at Ocean Protect Stadium in Sydney. Kickoff is at 4pm. Team lists Warriors: 1. Taine Tuaupiki, 2. Dallin Watene-Zelezniak, 3. Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad, 4. Adam Pompey, 5. Roger Tuivasa-Sheck, 6. Luke Metcalf, 7. Tanah Boyd, 8. James Fisher-Harris, 9. Wayde … Read more

In the online ‘maxxing’ era, what’s the deal with fibre and protein?

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Source: Radio New Zealand First it was protein, now it’s fibre: the “maxxing” mindset has permeated social media, as wellness influencers insist that loading up on certain nutrients is the key to vitality and a life-changing gut glow-up. These viral diet trends rooted in extreme optimisation are impacting how people eat and what companies sell … Read more

WHO SHOT SCOTT is not some ‘crazy, chaotic guy’

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Source: Radio New Zealand “Please do not hate me, I’m too young,” Zaidoon Nasir raps on ‘French Fever’ – a track about being bullied by a high school French teacher, released under music moniker WHO SHOT SCOTT. “[The teacher] started calling me stupid or whatever, and she grabbed my book in front of the whole … Read more

Patched gang member arrested after Huntly shootout

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Source: Radio New Zealand A police car seen behind a cordon as officers attend an incident. RNZ A man has been arrested after firing a gun at another person in Huntly last Thursday night. Police said the incident began when a group of men had an argument with an occupant of a house on Cobham … Read more

Easter road toll rises to three after Northland motorcycle death

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Source: Radio New Zealand Police said the single vehicle crash occurred on State Highway 1 in Waipu on Sunday morning about 9.40am. RNZ / REECE BAKER The Easter holiday road toll has risen to three, after the death of a motorcyclist in Northland. Police said the single vehicle crash occurred on State Highway 1 in … Read more